Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
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The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) is a U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that restructured and streamlined surface transportation programs, including data and performance management requirements.
All labels observed (1)
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| Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2276909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Context triple: [Bureau of Transportation Statistics, legalBasis, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act]
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No FEAR Act of 2002
The No FEAR Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law designed to hold agencies accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws by requiring greater transparency, notification, and financial consequences for such misconduct.
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Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and strengthened the nation’s health services research infrastructure, establishing a focused mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare.
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Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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Public Law 109-177
Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Target entity description: The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) is a U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that restructured and streamlined surface transportation programs, including data and performance management requirements.
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A.
No FEAR Act of 2002
The No FEAR Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law designed to hold agencies accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws by requiring greater transparency, notification, and financial consequences for such misconduct.
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B.
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and strengthened the nation’s health services research infrastructure, establishing a focused mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare.
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C.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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D.
Public Law 109-177
Public Law 109-177 is the 2006 U.S. federal statute that reauthorized and modified key provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, adding new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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E.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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transportation funding authorization act ⓘ |
| affects |
metropolitan planning organizations
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state departments of transportation ⓘ transit agencies ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
national highway system
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public transportation systems receiving federal funds ⓘ surface transportation programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | 112th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | national performance goals for transportation ⓘ |
| field |
highway transportation
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infrastructure funding ⓘ public transit ⓘ transportation policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
consolidation of transportation programs
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data-driven decision making in transportation planning ⓘ performance measurement in transportation ⓘ streamlining project delivery ⓘ |
| includes |
provisions for performance-based planning
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requirements for data collection and reporting on transportation system performance ⓘ requirements for state and metropolitan planning organizations to set performance targets ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyApproach |
performance-based management
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program consolidation and streamlining ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish performance-based transportation program management
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to provide funding and authorization for U.S. federal surface transportation programs ⓘ to restructure and streamline federal surface transportation programs ⓘ to strengthen data and performance management requirements ⓘ |
| regulates |
federal-aid highway programs
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highway safety programs ⓘ public transportation programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
environmental review streamlining for transportation projects
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federal-aid highway funding ⓘ public transportation funding ⓘ transportation safety programs ⓘ |
| requires |
regular reporting on progress toward transportation performance targets
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use of performance data in transportation investment decisions ⓘ |
| sector | surface transportation ⓘ |
| shortName | MAP-21 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| typeOfAct | surface transportation reauthorization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Description of subject: The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) is a U.S. federal transportation funding and authorization law that restructured and streamlined surface transportation programs, including data and performance management requirements.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
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replaces
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
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National Highway Performance Program
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legalBasis
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
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Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program
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relatedLegislation
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
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Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
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replacedBy
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
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subject surface form:
SAFETEA-LU